Government - Municipality of the District of Yarmouth

Welcome to the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth’s 2026 Governance Survey. This survey is designed to gather your input on the leadership structure of the Municipality. Your feedback will help inform this important governance topic.

Residents will receive a card in the mail with the necessary code to access the survey, and it should only take approximately two to five minutes to complete.

The deadline for completing this survey is the end of the day Thursday, March 12, 2026.

Responses will be kept strictly confidential, and the results of the survey will not be used in any way that will allow anyone to identify you or your responses. Your participation is voluntary, and you can discontinue your participation at any time. You can also leave the survey and return later to complete it, picking up where you left off by re-entering the survey access code on your Survey Card.

To conduct this survey, the Municipality has hired Narrative Research, a Halifax-based survey research company. If you have any questions regarding the survey process, please feel free to contact Victoria Brooks at MODY at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For any technical issues that arise when you are filling out the survey, please contact Narrative Research by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

This survey is registered with the Canadian Research Insights Council. To verify the legitimacy of the study, please visit Canadian Research Insights Council Research Verification Service and enter the following code: 20260206-NA209.

Thank you in advance for your participation!

To participate, visit 2026 Governance Survey.

Questions? Check out the pdf 2026 MODY Governance Structure Survey FAQ(669 KB) .

Want complete the survey using a paper format? Contact Narrative Research: 1-833-327-0548 (Be sure to leave your name and street address for a copy of the survey to be mailed to you)

Notice of Development Agreements

Notice of Development Agreement - Greenville Road

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on November 3, 2025, Municipal Council approved a motion to enter into a Development Agreement with the property owners of PID 90333964 and PID 90333972, subject to identified conditions. The Development Agreement will apply to PID 90333964 and PID 90333972 and permit the establishment and operation of an indoor recreation facility with an accessory liquor licensed establishment at 1025 Greenville Rd.

The approval of the Development Agreement may be appealed by any aggrieved person, the Provincial Director of Planning, or the Council of any adjoining municipality, within fourteen (14) days of the publishing of this notice. An appeal must be made to the Nova Scotia Regulatory Appeals Board in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Government Act. The Board can be contacted by phone at (902) 424-1333, toll-free within Nova Scotia at 1-844-809-0010, or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Copies of the Development Agreement and related staff reports can be viewed at www.munyarmouth.ca or obtained from the Administration Building during normal office hours 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., at 932 Highway 1, Hebron, NS. (copy fees apply)

Victoria Brooks, CAO
Municipality of the District of Yarmouth

This notice was posted on November 7, 2025.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT at its regular meeting on March 25, 2026, Council approved first reading of the following By-Laws:

Tax Exemption By-Law T-082-26
Building By-Law B-028-26
Private Road Maintenance Charge By-Law P-086-26

Council proposes to repeal and replace the following:

Tax Exemption By-Law T-082-24
Building By-Law B-028-91
Private Road Maintenance Charge By-Law P-086-20

Second Reading for the By-Laws will occur at the Regular Council meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building, located at 932 Highway 1, Hebron, NS.

The documents are available here, or copies can be viewed at the Administration Building at 932 Highway 1, Hebron, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding Holidays; copy fees apply).

Victoria Brooks
Chief Administrative Officer

Notice posted on April 2, 2026

Notice of Approval: Land Use By-law Map Amendment; Three Island Road
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on March 25, 2026, Council approved an amendment to the Zoning Map of the Land Use By-law from Lakeside Residential (LD) Zone to Recreation (REC) Zone for PID 90233131 & PID 90233149.

Appeal of this amendment may be made to the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board within 14 days of the publishing of this notice.

Reports are available to view here(2.63 MB) or at the Municipal Building between 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding Holidays).

For more information, please contact the Planning and Development Department using one of the following methods:

Phone: 902-634-4468 (please leave a message; calls will be returned within 24 hours)
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Victoria Brooks
Chief Administrative Officer

This notice was posted on this site on March 26, 2026

Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Land Acknowledgement - I/We would like to begin by acknowledging that we are on the traditional lands of the Wasoqopa'q First Nation, part of Mi'kmaki (meeg-ma-gee), the ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq people.

3. Approval of the Agenda

4. Business
4.1 Session for Draft Operating Budget 2025-2026

5. In-Camera

6. Adjournment

This page provides access to past council and committee meeting agendas and minutes. Click the committee to browse records to see what was discussed and decided at past meetings. These records also help ensure transparency and keep residents informed about the decisions shaping our community.